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. The album was released on 18 November 2013 in

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, following Mika's appointment as a judge on the Italian version of ''

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" are exclusive to this release, and do not appear on any of Mika's other albums. After debuting at number four on the

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, ''Songbook Vol. 1'' peaked at number three in Italy during its second week. The album was later certified double platinum by the

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Track listing

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